Patrick E. Phelan

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

• Aguirre, F., Villalobos, J.R., Phelan, P.E., Pacheco, J. (2010) Development of Energy-Production Signatures to Assess the Relative Energy Use Efficiency in a Manufacturing Plant, International Journal of Energy Research, In Press
• Lai, W.Y., Phelan, P.E., Prasher, R.S. (2010) Pressure-Drop Viscosity Measurements for -Al2O3 Nanoparticles in Water and PG-Water Mixtures (Nanofluids), Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, In Press
• Tong, T., Zhang, T., Chang, J., Peles, Y., Prasher, R., Jensen, M., Wen, J., Phelan, P.E. (2010) Ledinegg Instability in Microchannels, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, In Press
• Carlson, J., Bhardwaj, R., Phelan, P.E., Kaloush, K., Golden, J.S. (2010) Determining Thermal Conductivity of Paving Materials Using Cylindrical Sample Geometry, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, In Press
• Silva, H.R., Phelan, P.E., Golden, J.S. (2010) Modeling Effects of Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies on Heat-Related Morbidity: A Case Study for Phoenix, Arizona, USA, International Journal of Biometeorology, In Press
• Taylor, R.A., Phelan, P.E., Otanicar, T., Adrian, R.J., Prasher, R.S. (2009) Vapor generation in a nanoparticle liquid suspension using a focused, continuous laser, Applied Physics Letters, 95, 161907
• Taylor, R.A., Phelan, P.E. (2009) Pool Boiling of Nanofluids: Comprehensive Review of Existing Data and Limited New Data, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 5339 - 5347
• Lai, W.Y., Vinod, S., Phelan, P.E., Prasher, R.S. (2009) Convective Heat Transfer for Water-Based Alumina Nanofluids in a Single 1.02-mm Tube, Journal of Heat Transfer, 131, 112401
• Otanicar, T., Phelan, P.E., Golden, J.S. (2009) Optical Properties of Liquids for Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Energy Systems, Solar Energy, 83, 969-977
• Otanicar, T., Carlson, J.D., Golden, J.S., Kaloush, K.E., Phelan, P.E. (2010) Impact of the Urban Heat Island on Light Duty Vehicle Emissions for the Phoenix, AZ Area, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 4, 1-13
• Tyagi, H., Phelan, P.E., Prasher, R.S. (2009) Predicted Efficiency of a Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Receiver, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 131, 041004
• Silva, H.R., Bhardwaj, R., Phelan, P.E., Golden, J.S., Grossman-Clarke, S. (2009) Development of a Zero-Dimensional Mesoscale Thermal Model for Urban Climate, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 48, 657-668
• Golden, J.S., Hartz, D., Brazel, A., Luber, G., Phelan, P.E. (2008) A Biometeorology Study of Climate and Heat-Related Morbidity in Phoenix From 2001-2006, International Journal of Biometeorology, 52, 471 - 480
• Tyagi, H., Phelan, P.E., Prasher, R.S., Peck, R., Lee, T.W., Pacheco, J.R., Arentzen, P. (2008) Increased Hot-Plate Ignition Probability for Nanoparticle-Laden Diesel Fuel, Nanoletters, 8, 1410 - 1416
• Gupta, Y., Metchop, L., Frantzis, A., Phelan, P.E. (2008) Comparative Analysis of Thermally Activated, Environmentally Friendly Cooling Systems, Energy Conversion and Management, 49, 1091 - 1097
• Evans, W., Prasher, R., Fish, J., Meakin, P., Phelan, P.E., Keblinski, P. (2008) Effect of Aggregation with Interfacial Resistance on Thermal Conductivity in Colloidal Nanofluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51, 1431 - 1438
• Krishnamurthy, S., Yadav, A., Phelan, P.E., Calhoun, R., Vuppu, A.K., Garcia, A.A., Hayes, M.A. (2008) Dynamics of Rotating Paramagnetic Particle Chains Simulated by Particle Dynamics, Stokesian Dynamics and Lattice Boltzmann Methods, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 5, 33 - 41
• Alghandoor, A., Phelan, P.E., Villalobos, R., Phelan, B.E. (2008) Modeling and Forecasting the U.S. Manufacturing Aggregate Energy Intensity, International Journal of Energy Research, 32, 501 - 513
• Alghandoor, A., Phelan, P.E., Villalobos, R., Phelan, B.E. (2008) U.S. Manufacturing Aggregate Energy Intensity Decomposition: the Application of Multivariate Regression Analysis, International Journal of Energy Research, 32, 91 - 106
• Gui, J., Carlson, J., Phelan, P.E., Kaloush, K.E., Golden, J.S. (2007) Impact of Pavement Thickness on Surface Diurnal Temperatures, Journal of Green Building, 2, 121 - 130
• Golden, J.S., Carlson, J., Kaloush, K.E., Phelan, P.E. (2007) A Comparative Study of the Thermal and Radiative Impacts of Photovoltaic Canopies on Pavement Surface Temperatures, Solar Energy, 81, 872 - 883
• Gui, J., Phelan, P.E., Kaloush, K.E., Golden, J.S. (2007) Impact of Pavement Thermophysical Properties on Surface Temperatures, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 19, 683 - 690
• Yadav, A., Calhoun, R., Phelan, P.E., Vuppu, A.K., Garcia, A.A., Hayes, M. (2006) Dynamics of Rotating Paramagnetic Particles Simulated by Lattice Boltzmann and Particle Dynamics Methods, IEE Proc. Nanobiotechnology, 153, 145 - 150
• Prasher, R.S., Phelan, P.E. (2006) Microscopic and Macroscopic Thermal Contact Resistance of Pressed Mechanical Contacts, Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 063538
• Prasher, R.S., Evans, W., Meakin, P., Fish, J., Phelan, P.E., Keblinski, P. (2006) Effect of Aggregation on Thermal Conduction in Colloidal Nanofluids, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 143119
• Prasher, R.S., Song, D., Wang, J., Phelan, P.E. (2006) Measurements of Nanofluid Viscosity and Its Implications for Thermal Applications, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 133108
• Prasher, R.S., Phelan, P.E., Bhattacharya, P. (2006) Effect of Aggregation Kinetics on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanoscale Colloidal Solutions (Nanofluid), Nanoletters, 6, 1529 - 1534
• Bhattacharya, P., Nara, S., Vijayan, P., Tang, T., Lai, W., Phelan, P.E., Prasher, R.S., Song, D.W., Wang, J. (2006) Characterization of the Temperature Oscillation Technique to Measure the Thermal Conductivity of Fluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49, 2950 - 2956
• R.S. Prasher, P. Bhattacharya, P.E. Phelan (2006) Brownian-Motion-Based Convective Model For the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids, Journal of Heat Transfer, 128, 588 - 595
• S. Krishnamurthy, P. Bhattacharya, P.E. Phelan, R.S. Prasher (2006) Enhanced Mass Transport in Nanofluids, Nanoletters, 6, 419 - 423
• R. Calhoun, A. Yadav, P.E. Phelan, A. Garcia, M. Hayes (2006) Paramagnetic Particles and Mixing in Microscale Flows, Lab on a Chip, 6, 247 - 257
• R.S. Prasher, P. Bhattacharya, P.E. Phelan, Thermal Conductivity of Nanoscale Colloidal Solutions (Nanofluids), Physical Review Letters, 94, 025901-1 – 025901-4, 2005
• P.E. Phelan, P. Bhattacharya, R.S. Prasher (2005) Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Applications, Annual Reviews of Heat Transfer, 14, 255 - 275
• R. Calhoun, R. Waskowsky, P.E. Phelan, A. Garcia, M. Hayes, A. Vuppu (2005) CFD Analysis of Paramagnetic Particle Containment in Microwells, Lab on a Chip, 5, 1075 - 1082
• D. Ganapathy, K. Singh, P.E. Phelan, R.S. Prasher (2005) An Effective Unit Cell Approach to Compute the Thermal Conductivity of Composites with Cylindrical Particles, Journal of Heat Transfer, 127, 553 - 559
• R. Trujillo, J. Mou, P.E. Phelan, & D.S. Chau, Investigation of Electrostrictive Polymers as Actuators for Mesoscale Devices, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 23, 176-182, 2004
• C.E. Flores, P.E. Phelan, J.-I. Mou, & H. Bryan, Forecasting the Electricity Consumption of the Mexican Border States Maquiladoras, International Journal of Energy Research, 28, 641-660, 2004
• P. Bhattacharya, S.K. Saha, A. Yadav, P.E. Phelan, & R.S. Prasher, Brownian Dynamics Simulation to Determine the Effective Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids, Journal of Applied Physics, 95, 6492-6494, 2004
• A.K. Vuppu, A.A. Garcia, S.K. Saha, P.E. Phelan, M.A. Hayes, & R. Calhoun, Modeling Microflow and Stirring around a Microrotor in Creeping Flow Using a Quasi-Steady-State Analysis, Lab on a Chip, 4, 201-208, 2004
• A.K. Vuppu, A.A. Garcia, M.A. Hayes, K. Booksh, P.E. Phelan, R. Calhoun, S.K. Saha, Phase Sensitive Enhancement for Biochemical Detection Using Rotating Paramagnetic Particle Chains, Journal of Applied Physics, 96, 6831 – 6838, 2004
• H. Zhu, P.E. Phelan, T. Duan, G.B. Raupp, & H.J.S. Fernando, Experimental Study of Indoor and Outdoor Airborne Bacterial Concentrations in Tempe, Arizona, USA, Aerobiologia, 19, 201-211, 2003
• R.N. Samant, P.E. Phelan, & M.R. Ullah, Finite Element Analysis of Residual-Stress-Induced Flatness Deviation in Banded Carbon Seals, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 38(9), 785-801, 2002
• D. Kaya, P.E. Phelan, D. Chau, & H. Ibrahim Sarac, Energy Conservation in Compressed-Air Systems, International Journal of Energy Research, 26, 837-849, 2002
• P.E. Phelan, V. Chiriac, & T. Lee, Current and Future Miniature Refrigeration Cooling Technologies for High Power Microelectronics, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 25, 356-365, 2002
• D.S. Chau, K.L. Whitfield, W. Rice, P.E. Phelan, & B.D. Wood, Experimental Results for a Hydraulic Refrigeration System Using n-Butane, International Journal of Refrigeration, 24, 325-337, 2001
• A. Devpura, P.E. Phelan, & R.S. Prasher, Size Effects on the Thermal Conductivity of Polymers Laden with Highly Conductive Filler Particles, Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 5, 177-189, 2001
• C.D. Moné, D.S. Chau, & P.E. Phelan, Economic Feasibility of Combined Heat and Power and Absorption Refrigeration with Commercially Available Gas Turbines, Energy Conversion and Management, 42, 1559-1573, 2001
• R.S. Prasher & P.E. Phelan, A Scattering-Mediated Acoustic Mismatch Model for the Prediction of Thermal Boundary Resistance, Journal of Heat Transfer, 123, 105-112, 2001
• J. Asrael, P.E. Phelan, & B.D. Wood, Feasibility of Lowering the Condenser's Inlet Water Temperature of a Chiller Using Thermal Water Storage, Applied Energy, 66, 339-356, 2000
• L. De Bellis, P.E. Phelan, & R.S. Prasher, Variations of Acoustic and Diffuse Mismatch Models in Predicting Thermal Boundary Resistance, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 14, 144-150, 2000
• P.E. Phelan, R.N. Samant, & S. Paluru, Heat Transfer and Oxygen Diffusion in Ag-Clad BSCCO Superconducting Tapes, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 9, 2718-2721, 1999
• L. Zhao & P.E. Phelan, Thermal Contact Conductance Across Filled Polyamide Films at Cryogenic Temperatures, Cryogenics, 39, 803-809, 1999
• R.S. Prasher & P.E. Phelan, Non-Dimensional Size Effects on the Thermodynamic Properties of Solids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 42, 1991-2001, 1999
• L. De Bellis, P.E. Phelan, & R.S. Prasher, Thermal Boundary Resistance at a Plane Boundary Using the SMAMM and Various Scattering Mechanisms, Thermal Science & Engineering, 7, 53-60, 1999
• B. Gu, P.E. Phelan, & S. Mei, Coupled Heat Transfer and Thermal Stress in High-Tc Thin-Film Superconductor Devices, Cryogenics, 38, 411-418, 1998
• P.E. Phelan, Application of Diffuse Mismatch Theory to the Prediction of Thermal Boundary Resistance in Thin-Film, Journal of Heat Transfer, 120(1), 37-43, 1998
• B.Gu & P.E. Phelan, Thermal Peeling Stress Analysis of Thin-Film High-Tc Superconductors, Applied Superconductivity, 6(1), 19-29, 1998
• P.E. Phelan & R.C. Niemann, Effective Thermal Conductivity of a Thin, Randomly Oriented Composite Material, Journal of Heat Transfer, 120(4), 971-976, 1998
• R.S. Prasher & P.E. Phelan, Size Effects on the Thermodynamic Properties of Thin Solid Films, Journal of Heat Transfer, 120(4), 1078-1081, 1998
• R.S. Prasher & P.E. Phelan, Review of Thermal Boundary Resistance of High-Temperature Superconductors, Journal of Superconductivity, 10(5), 473-484, 1997
• M. Kelkar, P.E. Phelan, & B. Gu, Thermal Boundary Resistance for Thin-Film High-Tc Superconductors at Varying Interfacial Temperature Drops, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 40(11), 2637-2645, 1997